EPYC 7662 vs EPYC 7452

Place in the ranking	160	41
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.20	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,025	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7452 and EPYC 7662 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	64	128
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	23.5	20
L1 cache	96K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	256 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	192 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7452 and EPYC 7662 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	TR4	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7452 and EPYC 7662. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7452 and EPYC 7662 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7452 and EPYC 7662. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7452 29.03

EPYC 7662 46.89
+61.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7452 44759

EPYC 7662 72298
+61.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	29.03	46.89
Recency	7 August 2019	19 February 2020
Physical cores	32	64
Threads	64	128
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	225 Watt

EPYC 7452 has 45.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7662, on the other hand, has a 61.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The EPYC 7662 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7452 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7452 and EPYC 7662, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.